Winding apparatus



L. S. ROSENER'.

WINDING APPARATUS.

APPLlcAnoN FILED MAR. 2z. 1920.

Patented Oct. 31, 192i 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

L. S. ROSENER.

WINDIANG APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1920.

1,433,849. Patented 0.1.. 31,1922.;

3 SHEETSSHEET 3.

mme ea. ai, 1922.,

parrain .trarre rarest erstes,

' missie LELfaND s. RosENnn, or sAN FRANCISCO, CALI'FQRNIA, .assIGNon To THE PARAFFINE' INC., or SAN rnANcIsco,

j f "CoMPeNIEs,

wenn.

CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF DELA- wrNnrNe ArranAmUs. f'

Applicationvled Malth` 27, 1920. Serial No. 369,233.

T all who/nait mayconccr'n: I A l Beit known that I, LELAND S. RosENnR, a citizen of the United States, and a vresident of the city and county yof San Francisco and State of California,have invented a new and useful llVinding.- Apparatus, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for winding webs into rolls. v. l

"Une of thefobjects of the invention 1s to provide y an apparatus for quickly winding up vinto rolls, lengthsjof web delivered to it,

and especiallylengths of roofing fabric as itissues from an automatic roofing machine. Another object isv the yprovision of an api paratus of the character described in which yimproved means are. provided for the control of the arbors onwhich the webs are wound.

Another object is the provision of an apparatus ofthe character described in which neither operator; can rotate the arboron which the other operator is working.

Since a machine for preparing roofing at high speed would be useless unless the webs of finished roofing can be made up into packages and orderly disposed of, it follows that the capacity of the `rooling machine may be expressed in terms of the capacity of the winding devices to handle the finished rooting. Therefore it is the broad object of my invention to provide a winding apparatus capable ofl being operated at high speed so that vwebs-ofv finished rooiing is-v suing from thev automatic roofing machine mayas fast as it is produced, be inspected, formed into'r rolls, wrapped, weiglied and thrown onto a conveyor to be carried toa storage or shippingroom.

The invention possesses otherobjects and features lof advantage, some of which,with the foregoing,.will be set forthin the following ldescription of the preferred form L of myinventi on which is illustrated vin,- the drawings accompanying' and forming part ofthe specification. It is-to be understood that I do not limitv myself to the showingv made by the said drawings and description,

as I may adopt variations of the preferred form within the scope-of my invention as set forth in the claims. Y .1

In the drawings, vF igure l isl an elevation V.0f the winder. Figure 2 is ay plan view of a portion of the winder showing the pneumatic ,cylinders and yrelated parts. Figurey 3 is a vertical section ytaken in the plane indicated by the line 3.-3 ofFigure 2. Figures a and `5 are elevations of parts of the switch shown in plan in Figure 2. Figure 6 is a` sectional view through' the driving gear ot' one of the arbors.rv Figure 7 is a'vertical section taken in the plane indicated by the line 7 7 of Figure l. Figure 8 is a side elevation partly in section of the pneumatically operated vmeans for blocking the rolls when the 'arbors are withdrawn toy unload the` rolls; and Figure 9 is a frontelevation of the same. rFigure l0 is a vertical section throughthe control'post. Figure l1 is a section` through thevalve vcontrolling the pneumatic cylinders shown inFigures 8v andl 9.V Figurey l2jis a plan view ofthe link connection between thecontrol rods and the valve. l Figure 13' is a diagrammatic view of the pneumatic cylinders and their controls. F igure 14 is ya vertical ysectional view through the valves controlli-ng the-.passage of air to the pneumaticy cylinders associated with the arborshifting means. Figure 15 is a diagram of thel electrical circuits for controlling the means for rotating the winding arbors. j i t In terms of broad inclusionfthe winding apparatus of {ny/invention comprises two winding arbors on which the operator altervuately directsthe winding of rolls. 4i l/Vhile one roll is being'wound by the operator,` the f previously. formed one i's being wrapped and then unloaded by a second operator who stands {io-,one side. Manually -controlled means are provided for, shiftingeach arbor axially -from the' winding. or loading position to the wrapping `or unloading-,position and viceversa, and also for rotating the arbors inl either position. erating. means are provided forpreventing either' operator causing the rotation of the arbor onY which the other isgworiring. Manus all controlled meansare also providedfor blocking the .movement of the wrapped roll when the arbor is withdrawn from it on its return to ,winding or loading position, so that the roll drops uponfascale where its weight is noted. 1 i

Rotatably and slidably j'ournaled in main frame members l yand 2 are arbors 3 and 4 upon which the web 6 is formedinto rolls, such as roll 7'- shown on arbor l3.

Automatically' op- A jaclfshaftS journaled linthe frame f io power. ,'l'langed sleeve 4117 Figure 6, Joui'fnaled in: suitable bearing-sect 4inthe frameL A'Spline,

members cai'if'iesa `lined pulley 9 ywhich is belt driven from any suitable .source ot Surrounding thev arbor 3,A is a 12 ontlie arbortixes'uthefarbor and sleeve for rotation together7 but permits the arbor to be moved axially. The sleeve is formed with magnetic clutch 17'l is arranggecl7V its 'gear .18 meshingwith gear 19 on sleevef`21 which is journale'd in frame land in which arbor 4 is splined. Thus both 'arbors are' mounted for axialfand'liotary movement and are r0'v f I tated, each through its own clutch,` by the i, 20. i y

shaft'S. t :Rotatably liXed onthe end of, arbory is "ajsleeve v22 having' trunnions 23 ythereon.` Boxes 24 are Vjournaled on the trunnions,

and slidablyf engaging' the boxes is y,the bifurcated. endfo'a llever 2G. The' 'lowerfend of the'lever is inounted'- for pivotal movement i abouty a fixed pivot 2 7, and vintermediate?its' vends a'shorftgrocl28 connects thel lever. with fao la cro'sshead 29'mountedin 'slideslgl v The 1 cross head v is reciproeat'ed lto {Ybrate the lever by a piston 'rodi "32 andpistons' ar-f f ranged in cylindei33`.' IThe arbor 4 is-similarly operatively connected to pistonrod 34 of' cylinder 36 by means of lever 37', con;

necting *rod-38;y and cross head-'39.

nect'ed by suitable conductors to an aii1tank. l Manually controlledvalves are arrangedin k*the conductors so'tl'iatr the connectiontwith' Figure 1 ywill'niake this byhandle 43, Aand sleeve y44 turned'by" `inechanisi'n clear. [A control -pos't41V is iXed in la VVconvenient position between thetwo operato-rs and contains a rod 42 turiied l handle 46. The lower endlof the rool 42 is' i trols .the distribution of air under pressure to the conducto-rs 54 andl', connecting-the valve chamber with theen'ds of the cylinder 36. 'The valvecasing-isoonnectedvby con` "rductor' 5'? with theV supply main 58'.` `The l lower end ofthe sleeve 44 is pro-vided with a. leverarm 61 Connected'by'link 62 to second.'ValVeQnieChaiiiSm in valve casingf coniiected'by conductors 64 and' to the endszof cylinder 33. :Thus by-move'inent ,of

` 'r thevhaiidles 443 and 46- airunder pressure is admitted: asy desired tqthe cylindersk 33 and 3G to axiallyl shi-ft .thearbois from loading r teI unloading f' position" "and vice versa,

istons` may be operated asjl'esired tof axial y shift the ai' lbors. Figures 10, `13 and 14 considered in I- Means ai'epiovided for enabling eachopcrater lto* control the 'i'otationo'l the arborS,y i

but such controlineans are so "arranged that neither operatorl ycan control'fthe `:rotation ing'the windingfupon arbor 4', of the roll:

the' arbor 3 bearing thev roll 75'which!"has'k been shiftedte the second loperator and is about to be wrapped and d isinountedv erunloads d from Ithearboi ;V neither can 'the secf oiid operator? control "the rotation of either it;y @n the 'tifa-ine 681 supporting the' pneumatic cyliiitlersv33fand 36 and the slides for the `cross 'heads 29 aiid''f39v5, are switcliesQ;

spaced apartcn V springarnis and'insu-l f andy 71 -`on one lside' "and 5(2"and 7301i thef f lated therefrom.` Fixed* onerose-head 39 f is a circuit closer v`comprising .,a" block' 77ml' v l insulat'ingmaterial,v shed on the ends' with *y metallic shoes f7.8adaptedtowedge between thecontacts I4-at' the' end'of each stroke of? the cross *headv to vclose the circuit between them." i

Inf a 'convenientv position adjacen t the" Ylranie^2,l are 'manually operated switches" 79 and "'81,V `for the l 'controlf ofthe magnetic clutchesby the first operator.v Figure v15, the circuits for the control ol' the clutches i are lslimvn in diagrain-g1Switch 7 9 is'p'laced inconductor 82 whichconnectsmainline 83 witli'o'necoiitact 741of lswitch 72; 'The other: Each of thecylinders 33;(and' 36 are con- ,fico 'I Contact ofV thisswitch isrcoiinectedto 4the 1 clutch :1 6A b'y conductor 84,jthe` other vside oi thecircuit-to the clutchbeingiormed by Y -maiiiflineconductor '86'. "*rlhat-is,v switches .79" and T25y land the clutch* .16fare all in series inth'e ,circuit'782-86.A SwitcliSl isplaced-- inconductoi' 87"'connectin`g main" line 83l with l only when the *crosslieads 3 9 'and 29' respec` tively yare drawn baclfto their extreme positions near the cylinders,Y lat'lwhich time only do' theishoes bridge-the gap-between' the. 1 contacts. T4' ony the switches-1x1That'vis; thea v switches are i closed only 1 when the arbore are l.drawlviiloacl; to the'loailing erwiiiding positions, andwith. theiinitial axial-finoveg4 nient of the arboi'sthese Acircuitsare broken; i Hence j it is only while the e arbore' are in switches 7 9"`and "8'1":are effective:

When an'r arbor "bearing 'a roll7 '(vsuich'f 7 Hij-Figure. 1) ismOVedto unloading posi` the loading -`position that manually ``operated tion; itis necessaryfto rotateitinforderftof r` .properly apply "the Wrapper. F

l viel-edwhichv contrlsi'tl'ie rotation!in o-either 13e i vthe arbor.

arbor ywhich is inthe unloading position. 'lhis switch is inserted in line .91 whichr connects main line 83'through'0iie branch 91"L with one contactlef of switch 7.3, the other lcontact being'coniiected by conductors 92- 84 toclutch 16; The other branch 91"I con'- nect's line 91 with one contact 74 of switchv` 71, the'otlier contact of this switch being' connected' by conductors 93-88 to clutch 17. f Switch 89 is therefore ineffective unlessswitch T1 or 73'is closed, and-these are closedv only when the 'associatedarbor is moved outwardly to the unloading position;

- Thus, aroll 7 being complete,say on'arbor- 3,- tlie first operator moves the lever 46 on vvroll in front 'of the second operator. `With the first axial movement of the arbor, the

circuit through switch 'TQ is broken throwing ont clutch 1G and permitting rthe roll ireaches the end of its stroke, the switchV o closed, but the circuit vis still open at floor switch 89. rThe second. operatork presses this switch with his v'foot as rotation of the roll is required inrk applying the Wrapper.

On 'return `of the arbor to loading positioinl switch 73 is opened and switch 72 closed at the end of the return stroke, operating' the clutcli-to'again rotate the arbor, unlessy in the 'meantime the first operator has opened switch 79.' In ordinary operation switch 79 remains lclosed so that on the return of .the arbor toy loading position the clutch 'is V automatically operated to' rotate the trbor.v Means are provided for stripping the rolls "from the arbors as lthey are returned to loading position. :AQ second control post 94 is arranged convenient to the second operator, and handles 96 and `97A arranged thereon. Eachv of .these handles is" connected,

:by means already explained in'` connection lwith tliecontrol post 41, to a lever arm 98 for operating a valve 99, Figures 8, 11 and 12. One of these valves is arranged to con trol the floiv of compressedair to and from the,V lower end'of each ofthe -cylinderslOl` and 1052, arranged ,below the arbors. ln'

each cylinder a piston is disposed on which "ing 'the' arbor from loading lto unloading 'position and vice versa; an electric circuit is a vrod 103ml pped with ahead k10st haying arecess therein ada ptcdto engage about ranged thereon. When the roll 7 is Wrapped and the second operator desires .to une load it from the arbor, he turns handle 96, Figures 1 and 13, Which opens lthe valve 99 associated with cylinder 101. The piston rod then rises seating the head 10-1 under the arbor 3. The operator next throws over shiftsto the other position. f' v The piston rods are prevented from turningl and thus inisalining the headsf With/the arbors, by means of a spline 106 arelevere Which' admits air'into cylinderll` to y'retract the arbor 3 to loading position, drawing vit out 'of thefroll 7, the movement of which is blockedby the head 104C.. The f roll then drops upon. the platform of a. scale so that its Weight may `be ascertained.

'As soony as the v"roll is -free vfrom the arbor,

the .operator turns the handle 96 back to firstposition which permits the air in the cylinder toexhaust"through the vent 107;'

I claim:

l. `In' an apparatus for Winding a Web into a f roll, an arbor, means for rotating the arbor,v a clutch interposed in said rotating means, means f0.1' axially shiftingvthe arbor from loading tounloading position and vice versa, means adjacent the arbor in each posi tion for controlling the loperation of said clutch, and means' for rendering inoperative said controlling meansatleacli position Whenv thearbor is inthe other position.

2. In an apparatus for Winding a web into'- a. roll, an arbor, means for rotatingfthe ar bor, air electrically operated clutch inten posed insaid rotating means, `means ifor axially "shifting the arbor from `loading to Aunloading positionY and vice versa, an' electric circuit for controllingfsaid clutch When the arbor is in the loading position, an electric :circuit for controlling said clutchl when the arborisin the unloading position, and means forl opening the circuitcontrolling the clutch in each position'of the arborwhen the arbor shifts to the other position.

3. 1n' an apparatus for Winding a Web into air'oll, an arbor, means for rotating the arbor,l an electrically operated clutch interposed in saidrotating means, means for axially shifting the arbor from loading lto unloading position and vice versa, an electric circuit forcontrolling said` clutch When lthe larbor is vin the loading position, an electric circuit.' for controlling said clutchjivhen the arbor is in the unloading position, and

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meansoperated by the arbor shifting ineansf for 'opening the circuit controlling the lclutch in each'po'sition of the arbor when the arborl Inyan apparatus for Winding a any electrically operatedv clutchy interposed lin Web into `a roll, an arbor, meansfor rotating the' arbor,

said rotatingnieans, means for axially 'shift.

for controllingsaid clutch Wheirthe arbor visinthe loading position, an electric circuit for controlling said clutch when the arbor isin the unloading position,'and means oper# ated automatically' in time With. the ini-tial shifting movement of the arbor for opening 'i shitting thev arbor fiom'loading to unloading tating ineens v and means adj acentjleach posis ,tioirof the arbor for, exclusively controlliingv thezoperation of saidgclutchgwhensaidarbor j Y y i l and mansgfolr-b-lockingthe'movementofthe l roll ,when the'aibor is shiftedfrom' the ,"unAll :loadino' toqgthejloading position:v e n an apparatus forf; Winding. web into aroll,y an arbor Ao'nrivhicli the .web is l,

is'i'ii that position. f

'a Troll, an arbor ,me ans or'rotatingthe, arel 'rbor, lever pivotally-,and'iotatably `con nected fvvit'lil the, arb or, land y a, pneiirn aticallfy operated piston Aitor, moving. said l leverk vto `shift-it said arbor. y

v. 7, In l i.ppaieftus,for "ivindinga 'Web into a roll an aibor,'ineansforrotatingthe an' y ated pistcnor movingy said-:lever to shift A said 'arbor `froml loadingto unloading kposi#` 4into 'a-roll,'anazrborfon which thewveb is tion and viceversa.,v a clutch linterposedin' said: arborvrotating; means, -ineans for con?` *trolling the, operation of said clutch adjacent 'f the arbor in'eacli positiomand means .oper-,vy ated'intime-ivith the movement of said p Sf/ yton fori .rendering inoperative said [control-` lingineans at each position vvl'ien thejiarbor isinthe other position'.rv4

f clutch interposed-in said arbor rotatingv bor, af. vlever `pivotally` and, rotfatz'ibly' cony ne'etedfvvith.,zthe arbor, a pneumatially oper-x `atedpistonforrmoving'fsaid lever to shift'v l sai-d* arbor f trom loading I to unloading :posi- In'an 'apparatus forvvinding ajweb intola roll, an arbor'7 means for rotating 'the ari -tion j and vice versa, an electrically operated means, a pair of: electric cirouitslffor controlling said clutch, andmeansoperated by said ,pistony *for opening onejand 'closing the"' V other ozfsaid' circuits withea'clijvstroke@-,-y Y z 9.In ail-apparatus(forwvinding afnebfinto a roll, anl arbor, means for rotating'tli'egar A`bor,f,a'pneumatically:operated piston medi# -astely connected towsaidxarbq tha-arbor.aXially,,-an electr-i ally operated fclutcli* interposed .in saidv 4varbo? vf rotating m'eaiis,v a pair of electrica circuits 'fori'control-f 1 pistontor opening oneand offsaidcircuits with eacli stroke. 10;' In? any apparatus forrwindin yintogaroll, 'an arbor, meansfoinrotating the arbol', afpneumati ately connected to said aiboiftoi" shitting the arborf axially, an elect. cally opera-ted clutch fling Said clutch, 21ndmeansoperatedsaidJ closing?, the @ther Ly'Operatedgpiston med-` l, inter-posed in said arbor' ifotatingiiieans, a

piaiiryof electrifcf'cii'cuits for]controllingsaid.l 'f'.clutcli, means Q ope 'ated by said i piston ioi' 4,opening ofiennd` closing-the :other otfsaid circuits wvitli each stroke, andi-,ineens inde'f fing said circuits..`

pendentot said, piston for opening and elosf 111. nan apparatus'ftera vinding; a; vveb intof ro,ll,'fan` arbor ,on-whicli` the wvebfisp-- wou'nthl means :tori rotating the Larbor ,f means1 'lor axially shiftingtlie'aijbor from the 'lo-adf.

ing` toy tli'ennloading :position yand vvice versa., i

ior. axially shittingl the arbory ironijtheload- 'ingtothennloading position and vi e versa,

y Wound, meansfor rotating'tlie arbor,A means=- and pneumatcally operated inea ns ,fiorblockv i ing' the movement oi 'the roll 'When-the arbor position.- l y ll In Aan-app-aintus for Windinga ivebj Ais shifted from the unloadingto the loading Wound and movable aXia-lly'froin the loadf Y ing? tothe unloading position, means for ro-" tatingtthearbor, allever pivotally and rotatablyconnected at `oneyowi its' ends with' the arboriand movable about a fixed pivot at the f trolling saidl clutch, -ineans on saidcross head `for"opening onerof said circuits at the begin-`` ning; ot' each strokeandclosing ythe other of 1 Y' said circuits at the end of earch stroke, inde-y ;pendent means forI openingl ande-losing said circuits and means tor yblocking t'liegniove-y f ment yof 4the .roll ,xvhen the arboris shifted lfrom*,theunloading to the loading position l'tTIii an apparatusgfor ivinding"vvebs. iinto rolls, apa-ir o'arbors 'on Which the rolls(rv are-wound,meansforaxiallyshifting theffaixbors from the lo adingv to` th'ecunloading posi;V

tioiipand-fvice versa, ymeans for .rotating the arb ors', an velectri'cally operated clutch interposed" bothl saidrotating means, anelec 5 tric circuit oreontrolling. each vclutch when the associatedarbor is in the loading posif Y tion, a manually` operated switch in each cir- ,I c.iiit,"fan elect-riccir'cuit for'controlling each clutch yvv'hen the y-associated arborifis in the ;,.nnloa'ding position, asivitchtor simultane- 'ously.'controlling both said! last named cir.- I

cuits, and means o1'iei'-ated .by each of said axial shitingnieans tomopening one ol the associated circuits :and closing the, other. with *In testimony vvhereot,y Iv v'lfirave'flieieunto set myliand.

. LELAND s, 'Rosanna 

